SPECTRUM/100-year-old Dorothy "Dot" Clark proudly waves the Stars and Stripes as she rides Sunday along Route 39 North into the village center as the Grand Marshal of the Sherman Memorial Day parade. May 29, 2011 less

SPECTRUM/100-year-old Dorothy "Dot" Clark proudly waves the Stars and Stripes as she rides Sunday along Route 39 North into the village center as the Grand Marshal of the Sherman Memorial Day parade. May 29, ... more

SPECTRUM/Bob Wilbur of New Milford and the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association of Kent guides his 1947 Ford tractor in Sunday's Sherman Memorial Day parade to help the town celebrate its farming heritage. May 29, 2011 less

SPECTRUM/Bob Wilbur of New Milford and the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association of Kent guides his 1947 Ford tractor in Sunday's Sherman Memorial Day parade to help the town celebrate its farming heritage. ... more

SPECTRUM/The honorary color guard is closely followed by Sherman Veterans banner bearers and Sherman residents Kimberly Muirhead, attending the United States Naval Academy, and Roberts Butz, a member of the Marine Corps ROTC at Norwich University, Sunday in the Sherman Memorial Day parade. May 29, 2011 less

SPECTRUM/The honorary color guard is closely followed by Sherman Veterans banner bearers and Sherman residents Kimberly Muirhead, attending the United States Naval Academy, and Roberts Butz, a member of the ... more

SPECTRUM/Kimberly Muirhead, a Sherman resident and Canterbury School graduate now attending the United States Naval Academy, offers a passionate reminder Sunday that service to our nation very much includes community service. She was her town's Memorial Day guest speaker. May 29, 2011 less

SPECTRUM/Kimberly Muirhead, a Sherman resident and Canterbury School graduate now attending the United States Naval Academy, offers a passionate reminder Sunday that service to our nation very much includes ... more

SPECTRUM/Jed Orosz of Sherman performs "Taps" Sunday in front of the old town hall in the village center of during the town's Memorial Day parade as U.S. Naval veteran William Butz extends a heart-felt salute. May 29, 2011 less

SPECTRUM/Jed Orosz of Sherman performs "Taps" Sunday in front of the old town hall in the village center of during the town's Memorial Day parade as U.S. Naval veteran William Butz extends a heart-felt salute. ... more

SPECTRUM/Youths led by brothers David Kuhn, left, and Andrew Kuhn portray the Sherman Historical Society's "Artists & Writers of the 20th Century" during the May 29, 2011 Memorial Day parade in Sherman.

SPECTRUM/Youths led by brothers David Kuhn, left, and Andrew Kuhn portray the Sherman Historical Society's "Artists & Writers of the 20th Century" during the May 29, 2011 Memorial Day parade in Sherman.

SPECTRUM/First Selectman Andrea O'Connor and Selectman Ed Hayes wave to the crowd as they pass the newly expanded and refurbished Sherman firehouse along Route 39 North during the town's Memorial Day parade. May 29, 2011 less

SPECTRUM/First Selectman Andrea O'Connor and Selectman Ed Hayes wave to the crowd as they pass the newly expanded and refurbished Sherman firehouse along Route 39 North during the town's Memorial Day parade. ... more